Category Archives: Active Directory

Active Directory Types: Difference between Active Directory Vs Azure Active Directory Vs Hybrid Azure AD and AAD DS

We know Active Directory (AD) installed on Windows server called Domain Controller which is on-premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (AAD) is on Microsoft Azure cloud supporting cloud application, did we have other Active Directory Types? Yes let me explain further Types of Active Directory Active Directory (AD) Azure Active Directory (AAD) Hybrid Azure… Read More »

Planning safe Decommission of Domain Controller (Decommission of Active Directory site) Without Impacting Users

Best practice for decommissioning a Domain Controller Server: In general Decommission of Domain Controller is straightforward procedure and not required a much planning as we always have a redundant Domain Controller in a same site, so the client authentication will be handled by the other DC’s, if you want to find is any application hard-coded(“hard path”… Read More »

Can we Replace on-premise Domain Controller with Cloud-based Active Directory

Can we deploy cloud domain controller in Azure: If you are looking for cloud-based Active Directory as a replacement for the on-premise domain controller, like Active Directory without on-premise domain controller, we have an Azure Active Directory is a cloud-based identity and access management service hosted in Microsoft datacenter, If you are looking to get… Read More »

How to troubleshoot workstation Trust relationship issues on Domain

How Trust relationships affect the Computers? Domain joined workstations and member servers are had a Trust relationship with Domain in order to authenticate, and reset the computer account password every 30 days by default, you will get the below error if any mismatch between computer password on workstation and on Domain controller Also Read: Active Directory Replication… Read More »

Office 365 DirSync Error: Unable to update this object because of missing attributes

One of our reader has an issue with the Office 365 syncing with their on-premises active directory, getting below error while running DirSync, error is as follows Unable to update this object because the following attributes associated with this object have values that may already be associated with another object in your local directory services IdFix… Read More »

Replsummary showing unknown for largest delta on AD replication checks

Largest delta would report as unknown on Source DC while running Repadmin /replsummary for your Domain and Forest, since it’s showing unknown and didn’t see the replication delta value and unable to find the affected Destination DC, will describe how to find the Destination DC Also Read: Force active directory replication Why it’s reporting unknown? Let’s say if the… Read More »